Baby-carriage



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BABY CARRIAGE.

Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

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BABY CARRIAGE.

Patented Mar,- 2,1886.

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. BABY CARRIAGE. No. 337,343. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

CHARLES LYNE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BABY-CARRIAGE.-

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,343,661t9d March 2, 1886.

Application filed November 11, 1885. S rial No. 182,491.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES LYNE, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Folding, Sitting, and Sleeping Baby-Carriages; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to carriages for children, and has for its object to furnish such a carriage which shallform at will eitherasimple perambulator or chair carriage and a perfect sleeping-coach at the will of the operator or user, and which may be compactly folded when not in use for purposes of storage or transportation.

With these objects in view I have constructed the device hereinafter described, which is in the nature ofan improvement upon my prior patent, No. 89,058, dated April 20, 1869, to which reference may be had.

My improvements will be first fully described hereinafter, and afterward specifically pointed out in the claims appended to and forming part of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved carriage, the parts being in position to form asleeping-coach, the cushions being in position. Fig. 2 is a central verticallongitudinal sect-ionthrongh myimproved coach, the parts being in the same position as in Fig. 1, and the upholstery being removed to show the construction of the different parts more clearly. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of my improved carriage in its folded condition. Fig. 4 is a vertical section from front to back through the seat-frame and sliding bed-frame, they being removed from the carriage; and Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sect-ion through the same parts. Fig. 6 is one of the side cushions, shown in perspective.

Like letters of reference mark the same parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A are the front wheels, mounted on axle A, which is attached by springs a to one of the framebars of the carriage.

(No model nected at d d d d by side bars, D D, one of each on each side of the carriage, also connected by crossbars.

E is the seat-frame, and E a bar rigidly secured between the back bars, 0, to which the seat-frame is hinged at e.

F is the sliding seat or bed-frame, and F F are folding sides thereto, connected by hingesf.

G G are the arm-rest frames, which are formed of two parts, G pivoted together at g, the part G being pivoted to the back bar, 0, at and the part G to the frontbar, O, at g.

H is the handle-frame, consisting of bars h h and cross-bars h.

I is the foot-rest, consisting of a box-like structure having vertical sides 1', horizontal bottom i, and inclined front and rear walls, i. This foot-rest frame is pivoted or hinged by hinges I to the front bars, 0.

The seat-frame E and sliding bed-frame F.

have their side bars tongued and grooved, as shown in Fig.5,to preserve their properrelative positions in sliding, and each is supplied with a netting or other desirable bottom to receive a cushion, J, which is divided into two sections, J J, connected atj by a flexible joint or hinge, so that it may be folded when the seatframe and bedframe are in their closed condition, or may be spread out to form the mattress when the bed and seat frames are extended in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the mattress being shown as such in said Fig. 1. The back frame and arm-rests are suitably upholstered, as seen in Fig. 1.

l/Vhen my device is in the position shown in Fig. 1, it is in position for use as a sleepingcoach, there being side hanging cushions, K K, as seen, to prevent injury to the child by contact with the frame or arm-rests. To change it to aseat-carriage. it is only necessary to slide the bedframe and seat-frame together and fold up the mattress for use as a seat-cushion. It now forms a graceful and comfortable perambulator, and, when desired, as for storage or transportation, it may be folded so as to occupy much less space. This is done as follows, viz: by pressing upward on the lower end of the front bars, 0, the seat-frame, ar1nrests, and side bars, D D, will move on the pivots by which they are connected to the backfltll'IlB until they assume the position shown in Fig. 3, when the foot-rest may be folded over, moving on its hinges until it rests above the other parts, covering them, as shown in Fig. 3, itsouter end coming into closejuxtaposition to the handle-frame, when by anysuitable fastening,as a cord, as shown in Fig. 3 at L, all the parts are retained in their folded position. Any other suitable fastening device may be used-as, forinstanee, ahook. Buttons M are provided on the outside of the arms on which to fasten a strap to hold the child in the carriage.

When the parts are in position as shown in Fig. 2, the portions G of the arm-rests G rest on the part G at the front, and prevent the further downward movement of the folding portions.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, in a childs carriage, of the folding arms and supports of the hinged extensible seat and the prolonged front section, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a childs carriage having the folding arms and supports hinged or jointed, as described, of the extensible seat adapted to slide in dovetail or tongue-andgrooved slides, the extensible portion having hinged sides to hold the extensible cushion either when folded or extended to form a bed or seat, substantially as set forth.

3. A childs carriage having the jointed arms and supports, and the extensible hingeseat provided with hingedsides,in combination with the jointed or hinged extensible foot-section, as set forth.

4. The combination, in childrens carriages having folding arms and seatsupports, of a rigid back and a rigid foot-section, the latter being hinged to the jointed portions in such man nor that, when open, i t forms a prolongation to the body of the carriage, and when folded forms a receptacle for the bed or cushion, as J set forth.

5. The combination, in childrens carriages having folded sections, of a hinged extensible seat, a hinged foot-section, and a double cushion to fit said extensible seat, the seat having hinged sides and swinging sides and cushions to cover said sides, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own laffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES LYN E.

\Vitnesses:

O. E. DUFFY, S. Baasnnans. 

